Antonyms
Direction: In the following questions, choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
- CAPRICIOUS
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reasonable (Adjective) : fair, practical and sensible
capricious (Adjective) : showing sudden changes in attitude/ behaviour ; changeable
fanciful (Adjective) : based on imagination and not on facts/reason
intolerant (Adjective) : not willing to accept ideas or ways of behaving that are different from your own
indifferent (Adjective) : having/ showing no interestCorrect Option: B
reasonable (Adjective) : fair, practical and sensible
capricious (Adjective) : showing sudden changes in attitude/ behaviour ; changeable
fanciful (Adjective) : based on imagination and not on facts/reason
intolerant (Adjective) : not willing to accept ideas or ways of behaving that are different from your own
indifferent (Adjective) : having/ showing no interest
- GRATING
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musical (Adjective) : pleasant to listen to
grating (Adjective) :unpleasant to listen to ; hoarse ; harsh ; unmusical
unmusical (Adjective) : not pleasant hoarse (Adjective) : sounding rough and unpleasant
strident (Adjective) : having a loud, rough and unpleasant soundCorrect Option: A
musical (Adjective) : pleasant to listen to
grating (Adjective) :unpleasant to listen to ; hoarse ; harsh ; unmusical
unmusical (Adjective) : not pleasant hoarse (Adjective) : sounding rough and unpleasant
strident (Adjective) : having a loud, rough and unpleasant sound
Direction: In the following questions, choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
- INDELIBLE
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temporary (Adjective) : lasting for a short time; not permanent
indelible (Adjective) : permanent ; impossible to forget/remove
decorous (Adjective) : polite and appropriate in a particular social situation ; not shocking ; proper
surprising (Adjective) : causing surprise
concerted (Adjective) : done in a planned and determined way, by more than one person, government, country, etc.Correct Option: D
temporary (Adjective) : lasting for a short time; not permanent
indelible (Adjective) : permanent ; impossible to forget/remove
decorous (Adjective) : polite and appropriate in a particular social situation ; not shocking ; proper
surprising (Adjective) : causing surprise
concerted (Adjective) : done in a planned and determined way, by more than one person, government, country, etc.
- AGGRAVATE
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alleviate (Verb) : to make something less severe ; ease
aggravate (Verb) : to worsen ; to irritate; to make an illness or a bad or unpleasant situation worse; to annoy somebody deliberately depreciate (Verb) : to become less valuable over a period of time
extinguish (Verb) : to put out ; to make a fire stop burning or a light stop shining
subsidise (Verb) : to give money to somebody/an organisation to help pay for somethingCorrect Option: D
alleviate (Verb) : to make something less severe ; ease
aggravate (Verb) : to worsen ; to irritate; to make an illness or a bad or unpleasant situation worse; to annoy somebody deliberately depreciate (Verb) : to become less valuable over a period of time
extinguish (Verb) : to put out ; to make a fire stop burning or a light stop shining
subsidise (Verb) : to give money to somebody/an organisation to help pay for something
- RETRENCH
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recruit (Verb) : to find new people to join an organisation/a company
retrench (Verb) : to spend less money ; to reduce costs ; to tell somebody that he cannot continue working for you
revamp (Verb) : to make changes to the form of something; to improve its appearance
belie (Verb) : to give a false impression of somebody/something; to show that something cannot be true or correct
deviate (Verb) : to be different from something ; to do something in a different way from what is usual/expectedCorrect Option: D
recruit (Verb) : to find new people to join an organisation/a company
retrench (Verb) : to spend less money ; to reduce costs ; to tell somebody that he cannot continue working for you
revamp (Verb) : to make changes to the form of something; to improve its appearance
belie (Verb) : to give a false impression of somebody/something; to show that something cannot be true or correct
deviate (Verb) : to be different from something ; to do something in a different way from what is usual/expected